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Kermit the Frog
Kermit The Frog is a Muppet character from the franchise, The Muppets created by puppeteer, Jim Henson. Muppets Appearances Kermit first appered in the 1977 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1979, Miss Piggy is riding on the Rolls Royce and The Muppets along riding with The Electric Mayhem Bus, Featuring on the Electric Mayhem Bus: Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Camilla, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Janice, Floyd, Zoot, Animal, Scooter, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and Beaker, promotion The Muppet Movie. In 1981, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo the Great is riding on Beauregard's Taxi, promotion The Great Muppet Caper. In 1985, Kermit Balloon ripped by stomach due to heavy rain. In 1987, Kermit and Jim Henson accepted the Rollie Award for the Kermit balloon, and surprisingly the Kermit balloon's arm and hand deflated during the parade. Kermit retired after 1987 and returned in 1990 of the remembering of Jim Henson after his death the same year and Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy is Riding on the Rolls Royce with Clips of Jim Henson's Muppets on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1991, Kermit balloon ripped by a tree with a picture of Kermit the Frig Balloon and 1985 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade promotion Muppet-Vision 3D at Walt Disney World. Because of all the repairing of the balloon they decided to retire the balloon after 1991. In 1994, A walk around Kermit and Miss Piggy are Riding on the Horse Carriage, and plush version of Holiday Ambassador. A walk around Kermit from Disney Parks appeared on the 75th anniversary float in 2001. After a 11-year hiatus, Kermit returned in 2002. He also appeared with Miss Piggy that same year to promote It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. In 2004, Kermit the Frog was pushed into the crowd due to the winds, but was moved back. It retired after 2004 and came back in 2007, but retired again after 2012 and came back again in 2017. In 2008, Kermit sang a song called I Believe in Santa Claus on the Central Park float in the parade. He sang the same song on the Cornucopia with Tiffany Thornton in the 2009 parade. The real Kermit will return in the 2016 parade along with the muppets as part of the opening act for this year's parade and a recent tweet hints of the balloon returning as well, The Muppets singing the opening number: Hey, It's Macy's! (variation of the Great Muppet Caper: Hey, A Movie!), The Song will performing by a large crowd of muppets, including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Lew Zealand, The Swedish Chef, The Turkey, Sweetums, Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Statler and Waldorf, a couple of Chickens and some Penguins, along with assorted Macy's Clowns, Dancing Christmas Trees, Marching Bands, Pilgrims, and Cheerleaders. following this, Miss Piggy appeared in a introduction with Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie, which lead into a live performance of Twist and Shout by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem: Dr. Teeth, Animal, Zoot, Janice, and Floyd. toward at the end of the parade, Miss Piggy and Tony Bennett gave a live performance of Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Appearance * Kermit the Frog (1977-1987, 1990-1991) * Kermit the Frog (2002-2004, 2007-2012, 2017-present) Music * Rainbow Connection (1980-1987; 2007-2012; 2017-present) * Rainbow Connection (Sad version) (1990) * The Muppet Show End Credits Theme (2002-2004) Category:The Muppets Category:1977 Category:Disney Characters Category:Muppets Category:Frogs Category:Sesame Street Category:2002 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Category:1977 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Category:Macy's Balloon Characters Category:Balloon Test Category:First Balloon in the Parade Category:Comeback Balloon in the Parade Category:Last Balloon in the Parade Category:Retired Balloons Category:Not Seen in the Parade Only Characters in Two Year Category:Non-Last Balloon in the Parade until Now the Last Balloon in the Parade Category:Macy's Promote Movies Balloons Category:Second Balloon in the Parade Category:Maybe Returning in 2017 Category:2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade